Etymology

Brehm's tiger parrot

Today it means: A small, mainly green parrot, Psittacella brehmii, found in the highlands of New Guinea. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Alfred Brehm (1829–1884), a German traveller and collector.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.